7 Things WWE's Main Roster And Creative Team Can Learn From NXT Rival
5. Announcers With Wrestling Experience Should Call Pro Wrestling
So, is it wishful thinking to hope that in a three-man booth with two pro wrestlers that the pro wrestlers can talk about pro wrestling instead of delivering canned humor? NXT's Jason Albert and Corey Graves make a world of difference in making the wrestling-heavy product in NXT understandable for the average mainstream wrestling fan. Wrestlers aren't comedians and comedians oftentimes make for really not-so gifted wrestlers. Watching NXT, the work of the wrestlers in the booth give the fan an added sense of engagement in the product that - in the case of the NXT Championship and Women's Championship matches - literally elevated them to another level of enjoyment. More like this, please.
Besides having been an independent professional wrestling manager for a decade, Marcus Dowling is a Washington, DC-based writer who has contributed to a plethora of online and print magazines and newspapers writing about music and popular culture over the past 15 years.
